Cover Page -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Author's Note -- Mom's Mac and Cheese with Bacon -- My Favorite Deep-Dish Vegetarian Pizza -- Croque Monsieur -- Clam-and-Corn Fritters -- Mini Cast-Iron Skillet Cornbread -- Sweet and Tangy Glazed Carrots with Cranberries -- Zucchini Pancakes -- Red Pepper-Yogurt Sauce -- Brussels Sprouts with Bacon and Pistachios -- Oven-Roasted Asparagus with Macadamia Nuts -- Oven-Roasted Chicken with Pan Gravy -- Old-Fashioned Buttermilk Fried Chicken -- Turkey Casserole -- Stuffed Peppers with Moroccan Lamb -- Cucumber-Yogurt-Mint Sauce -- Provençal Lamb Stew -- All-American Short Ribs -- Korean-Braised Short Ribs (Kalbi-jim) -- My Favorite Chili -- Bratwursts and Sauerkraut -- Crusted Salmon -- Corn, Scallion, and Pepper Salsa -- Fillet of Sole with Browned Lemon-Caper Butter -- Veracruz-Style Fish Fillets -- Seared Swordfish over Ginger-Sesame Noodles with Asian Vinaigrette -- Paella -- Crawfish and Shrimp Étouffée -- Raspberry-Blackberry Crisp -- Plum Clafoutis -- Ginger-Spice-Topped Peach Cobbler -- German-Style Apple Pancake (Pfannkuchen) -- Chocolate Chunk-Pecan Cookie Sundaes -- Chocolate Omelet Soufflé -- Chicken Stock -- Fish Stock -- Cast Iron Cooking Tip -- Cast Iron Cooking Tip -- Cast Iron Cooking Tip -- Cast Iron Cooking Tip -- Cast Iron Cooking Tip.